"Back To The Start" January 19, 2024

A place to discuss the weekly Wall Street Journal Crossword Puzzle Contest, starting every Thursday around 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not post any answers or hints before the contest deadline which is midnight Sunday Eastern time.
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CromsFury
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#201

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1. I am done.
2. I am on the beach.
3. I have submitted.
4. I suspect I know what the #1 wrong answer is going to be . . . and I imagine those who submit it are going to FIGHT!
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Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. - Virgil
Quand on lit trop vite où trop doucement, on n'entend rien. - Pascal
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altosax
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#202

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I thought this would be another impossible one, but after trying about 8 different methods, I finally found the right one.
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CallMeShane
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#203

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At last to get some sun.

Isaac has been referring to me, sotto voce, as "the albino".
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DBMiller
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#204

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Forgot to post yesterday. Done and done
If I'm around, I am willing to join the Muggle Zoom room at other times to lend a hand to those in need.
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#205

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After a very clever nudge on the Zoom call (shout-out to @sharkicicles!), the brilliance of this puzzle became crystal clear. Fun stuff! Now I only wish it were warm enough to call for some 58A..
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Deb F
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#206

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Thanks, ZooMuggles! Onshore. Fun call, as always.

Hope everyone enjoys the weekend.
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#207

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Great to see everyone on today's ZOOM! I needed the good cheer and comraderie to take my mind off the snow that has been dumping down all day.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!
Don & Cynthia

We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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Birdbrain
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#208

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I don't embarrass easily, but I have to say that being the last one dragged to shore on the zoom call is right up there with my top moments. [add head smack emoji here] Thanks group!
Robin P
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Adajeo
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#209

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Ashore at 5:00 AM today, the beach was crowded with sleeping early solvers who had partied the night before I didn't want to post and wake everyone.
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"To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom" Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Doug C
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#210

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On shore. Liked it.
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Susan Goldberg
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#211

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On shore! First weekend I can enjoy without having letter combinations floating around in my head in quite some time!
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HeyMikey
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#212

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My puzzle buddy and I arrived at the same answer. Submitted x2.

After months of lurking, I registered an account and I'm happy that my first post is to declare a solve! (I hope)
I prefer my kale with a silent K.
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Berto
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#213

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Ashore.
Although hard to think about a beach with a foot of snow outside :?
Enjoying a full-bodied cab..
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mbryant
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#214

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Finally. Finished the grid on Thursday and went down a few rabbit holes from which I couldn't find a way out, but finally made it to shore. Nice puzzle.
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rjy
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#215

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Ashore w teamwork from my spouse following shoveling teamwork… oof! I’m done for the season! Fixing a Last Word but that won’t be my last word tonight… cheers all!
Ray
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SewYoung
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#216

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I just found a great book that I think would interest my friends here. You may know it already, but I just discovered it. It is: The Lexicon of Intentionally Ambiguous Recommendations: (LIAR).
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Mirage
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#217

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After a near drowning, we have made it ashore. Our first solo solve in 2024.
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bread-girl
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#218

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On the shore!
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billkatz
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#219

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Solved yesterday, finally logging...
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Libbypibby
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#220

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Ashore. Yay!
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